The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-02-10
Whom the railroad attorneys bill came
up in the senate to-day, Mr.. Wilso n OF

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up in the senate to-day, Mr.. Wilso n OF
Iowa said:
He would vote for the bill. He regarded the
question one Of political ethics rather than OF
criminal conduct He believed that the ethical
principle which 1t presented was sound one,
and that its recogntion by affirmative law
would be promotive of the public good.
The senate then proceeded to vote on the
bill. The first vote was taken on the follow
ing amendment. offered by Mr.. Hoar:
Mr.. Beck demanded the yeas and nays
upon the passage Of the bill The bill was
passed as follows:
YEAs-39.
Aldrich, Dolph, Morrill,,
Allison. EfStis. Palmer,
Beck. FaiI., Riddleberger.
BIacStum. George, spoonsT.
Blair. German. Van Wyck,
Butler, Hale, Vest.
Cheney. Hawley. Foorhees,
CockreM. Hoar. Wa,thaH,
Coke. Jones ArkJ. Whitthorne,
Conger. Jones (Nev.), Williams,
Cullom. Henderson. Wilson Gowa).
Dawes. Mitchell tPa) Wilson (Md)
NAYs-14.
Call. Mcmillan, Ransom.
Cameron. Mahone SAWYER,
Farwell. Mitchell (Or.). Stanford.
HAMPTON, Pub.
TEXT OF THE MEASURE
The following is the text OF the measure
That it shall he unlawful for any member O.,
either house OF congress to accept employment
Services o a n Kind in Opposition
to the United States in any case to
which the United States may be party, or in
which their interests may be concerned or from
any railroad company, II such member shall
have reasonable cause to believe that measures
specially affecting the interests OF such COM
to be SO pending during his term Of office Any
person violating the provision of this act sha. i
be guilty OF misdemeanor and may be pun
1shed by imprisonment not exceeding one year,
or by fice not exceeding $500, or by both, IN
the discretion OF the court.
The direct tax bill pa ssed by the sen.
ate is In substance as follows;
1t directs the secretary of the treasury to
credit TO each tate and territory and to the Dis
trict of Columbia sum equal to all collections
made f,om them under the act of Aug. 5. 1861.
1t RENTS and relenquishes all OF the tax still
due, and appropriates Il sufficient amount to re-
imburse the states for all moneys found due to
them under the provisions OF this act-to be
paid to their respective governors: provided,
that where the taxes have been collected from
citizens. either directly or by sale of property.
the amount shall be held IN trust for them or
their legal representatives by the respective
states.
Mr. Randall reported resolution discharg-
ing the committee of the whole from the
further consideration of the senate bill for
the retirement and rtcoinage of the trade
dollar, and making the bill a special order in
the house for Feb II, Immediately after the
reading of the journal. Adopted. The house
went into committee OF the whole on the
private calendar. disposed of a few private
| bills and took recess till 1880 p. m. The
at its evening session passed thirty pension
bills
SENATE.
The senate proceeded to the considera-
tipn OF pension bills on the calendar.
Sixty-six bills ere passed among them
the following:
The house bill granting a pension of $50 a
month to the widow of Brig. Gen. Thomas
Francis Meagher: the senate bill increasing the
pension of the widow of Maj. Gen. Hunter to
$50 mont b, and one increasing the pension
the widow OF Commodore Spicer to $50
Mhe Indian appropriation bill was taken
up and passed without word of discussion
The senate bill to incorporate the Atlantic
and Pacific Ship Railway company tthe
Tehuantepec bilD came up as a special order
and Mr. Morgan argued in support of the
bill. Mr. Hale offered an amendment thai
except as to the guarantee of So, SOC, 600
expressly provided in the bill, the United
States should be in no respect, whatever, liza
| bic for any debt or obligation of the com
| pany. Adjourned.
| The house went into committee of the whole
| on the OiDOmaClC anu consular appTOpI1a
| ton bill. MI. Belmont said:
| The committee on foreign affairs had consd
| cred it it's duty to make certain changes in thu
| consular service. These changes, however. wer
| not in conflict with existing laws. They con
| sisted of transfers of certain conSuls from on
| grade to another, and the transfer Of certain
other consuls from the fee list to the salary list
| Another change was an increase of the salary o
| the minister to China. Our relations were o
such nature as to make our mission there a
| important as the mission to Russia or Germany
Mr. McCrary, a member of the committee
on foreign affairs, opposed the increases o
salaries provided by the bill
! The speaker laid before the house {
message from the president returning with
! out his approval, a bill granting pension
| to Cuthbert Stone. In his message tn
| president states;
| The army records show that the elaiman
| spent most of his term Of enlistment in deser
| ton or imprisonment for desertion. Thus
| exhibited the long and faithful service and hig
character OF the claimant, mentioned by tn
| committee as emitting him to consideration.
| withhold my assent from the bill because, II tn
facts before me are true, the allowance OF thi
| claim would be travesty on our whole scheme o
! PENSIONS and an Insult to every decent veteran
| soldier.
In vetoing the bill granting pension t.
Abraham T. Grigg, the president quotes from
the hospital records to show that the claim
ant was not sick, but completely worthless
obese and lazy" The president says:
| He does not regard it as strange that thi
| claimant, encouraged by the ease with whic
special acts are passed, seeks relief by sue
means twenty years after his claim had been re
jectcd by the pension bureau.
The president also sent in messages veto
ing bills granting pensions to Franklin
Sweet, Jesse Campbell, R. K Bennett, Cath
crime Sarler and James r. Baylor, on tn
ground, principally, that their claims ar
still pending in the pension bureau.